Posts Tagged: Piracy


Youku Tudou web piracy

How China’s Top Video Site Battles the Pirates

After merging into one company last year, Youku Tudou (NYSE:YOKU) further established itself as Chin...

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  • May 16, 2013
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Why Spotify Chose To Launch in Singapore and Malaysia

Spotify picked Asia because piracy is high in this part of the world.

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  • May 13, 2013
  • at 10:08 am
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Nhac Cua Tui

Nhac Cua Tui’s Game Sharing Debacle Underlines Vietnam’s New Piracy Obsession

There’s been some buzz on the Vietnamese internet lately concerning Nhac Cua Tui, one of Vietn...

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  • May 9, 2013
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China closes movie piracy sites

China Takes Down Two Major Movie Piracy Websites, Makes Arrests

Chinese authorities have shut down two notorious movie pirating websites today in a strengthening cl...

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  • April 26, 2013
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Pirate iOS App Store from China

China’s Top Apple Hackers Launch a Pirate iOS App Store

Far from being shut down by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the Chinese team behind KuaiYong seems to be thrivi...

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  • April 16, 2013
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The Pirate Bay Sails to North Korea, Sort Of

Everyone’s favorite longtime piracy headquarters, The Pirate Bay, has reportedly moved from it...

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  • March 5, 2013
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Is Gaming in China Getting Too Expensive?

The latest edition of Netease Games’s ongoing “Dispute” discussion series (see her...

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  • February 6, 2013
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Pop Star Leehom Wang Tries Direct Pay-to-Download Music Model on His Website

The direct, pay-to-download model of selling entertainment has been increasingly popular in the West...

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  • January 25, 2013
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China’s Biggest Pirate Movie Site Was Also Hosting 70s Pornos

Last month we wrote about Chinese authorities’ takedown of two websites suspected of distribut...

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  • May 14, 2013
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Beware: BSA Raids Indonesian Companies Which Run Pirated Software

I’m not sure how people in general think of Business Software Alliance (BSA), especially those liv...

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  • May 10, 2013
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Qihoo Baidu lawsuit apology

Very Very Sorry: Qihoo Loses Second Lawsuit This Week, This Time to Search Engine Rival Baidu

Chinese web company Qihoo has lost its second lawsuit and legal tussle this week. This time, Qihoo (...

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  • April 27, 2013
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Jack Ma, Chairman of Alibaba, talks piracy in China

E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Works With Chinese Government to Bring Down Piracy in China

China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba is working with five Chinese government agencies to fight piracy ...

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  • April 23, 2013
  • at 9:43 pm
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Tell My Friends legal MP3s

Tell My Friends Wants Music Fans to Profit From Sharing Legal MP3s

Singapore-based Tell My Friends is one of the more established young tech companies on our newest St...

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  • April 5, 2013
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Web ecosystems in China

5 Popular iOS Jailbreaking and App Piracy Tools in China

Just because Chinese consumers love your smartphones, it doesn’t mean they like your mobile ec...

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  • February 12, 2013
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KuaiYong Jailbreak-free piracy app going global

Still Not Killed Off by Apple, China’s Jailbreak-Free App Piracy Service is Going Global

Earlier this month we looked at KuaiYong, a rogue app store that allows iPhone and iPad users to ins...

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  • January 28, 2013
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jailbreaking in China - KuaiYong

How Has Apple Not Killed This? Chinese Startup Enables iOS App Piracy Without a Jailbreak

With the recent closure of the iOS jailbreak app Installous, the mischievous hive-mind of the web ha...

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  • January 2, 2013
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